Category: Kashmir Problems
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Democracy and plight of Prisoners!
The recent happenings make us revise the text of democracy The worst conflict, particularly during last more than two decades has brought Kashmir to a perilous situation of death and destruction. Indian democracy is now seven decades old. In comparison to its immediate neighbours, it has flourished swiftly with the active participation of common man.…
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Heritage week and conservation
Join hands to guard the precious capital The present condition of these two structures is a best case study to assess our negligence levels towards our heritage. World Heritage Week was celebrated from 19th to 25th November to increase the awareness and inspire the people about the conservation and protection of the cultural heritage and…
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A looming threat
Is Srinagar waiting patiently for another flood? The whole Kashmir valley particularly the Srinagar basin with main water carrying (draining) structures passing through its middle is sitting on a ticking ‘flood bomb’ that can explode any time with no or very little warning time. Srinagar and flood management are the two inseparable subjects and the…
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The theatrics of Interlocution!
Kashmir requires a well-defined roadmap with clearly identified parameters and stakeholders to whom the interlocuter should relate. Optimism can be the only way to counter apprehensions. And at this point in Kashmir when bells of dialogue have started ringing virtually out of the blue, all have to be optimistic but careful. let me also embrace…
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Before it’s too late
Is District Budgam heading towards an ecological disaster! Now the current falling environmental status of Kashmir is known to almost everyone! We are losing precious forest and other soil covers because of greed and vandalization. Until a few decades back, the valley of Kashmir was synonymous with untouched lofty mountain ranges, rolling meadows, virgin forest…
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The road rage
Deadly driving machines and killer roads! Our traffic system is not in good and sound shape and mainly four reasons are squarely responsible for gridlocks and never-ending death on roads. I don’t know what made us so heartless; filming painful death of a budding soul in a traffic accident and uploading it on social media…
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On braid-cutting
Psychological war or just a political stunt!! If we dissect the present braid chopping ploy it seems to have succeeded in its agenda of creating an atmosphere of extreme fear and helplessness among the people mostly the rural folk. In Kashmir we are in the middle of a conflict and unrest, so expecting rot from…
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A moment to think: Is Kashmir safe for genuine activism?
Activism is essentially an inborn trait and fewer people turn to activism after experiencing injustice in their own life. Kashmir because of its fluid political situation has suffered a lot on almost all fronts of life, particularly for impartiality and equality. May be inappropriate, but I am constrained to put a rider of genuineness with…
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Of Article 35A!
Kashmir politics at crossroads? The present and earlier few attempts of vested interests to take the judicial route for abolishing exclusive rights of people of Jammu and Kashmir has now become a tricky situation for different political entities within the state and outside. God knows who cursed Kashmir! Since ages the psyche and soul of…
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Here lies the rub
Is Kashmir the subcontinent’s political fodder? Within Kashmir, various political entities have always described the Kashmir issue to the best of their ideological comforts, except the so-called mainstream political groups, who always deal Kashmir issue proportionally to their own political interests. Only British and their collaborators know better why they facilitated the creation of Kashmir…